The Ottawa Senators enter free agency with the second-highest cap room in the entire league with $33,015,000, with the team sitting $11,715,000 below the cap floor.
The Sens enter a crucial rebuilding period that will see a number of talented young prospects filtering into the NHL roster over the next two to three seasons.
With this in mind, general manager Pierre Dorion will need to bring in a number of veteran players to help fill out the roster and see the team reach the minimum cap spend required by the league.
A number of players are available in free agency that could be worth giving short-term deals to help the team through this transitional period.